相親

See also: 相亲

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to see to evaluate; to see for oneself	relation; relative
trad. (相親)		相	親
simp. (相亲)		相	亲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngqīn, xiàngqīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ, ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng³ can¹ / soeng¹ can¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siong-chhîn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siòng-chhin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngqīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangcin
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chʻin¹
    • Yale: syāng-chīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangchin
    • Palladius: сянцинь (sjancinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 相親／相亲 鄉親／乡亲

      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan, prescribed variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngqīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngcin
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chʻin¹
    • Yale: syàng-chīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqchin
    • Palladius: сянцинь (sjancinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng³ can¹ / soeng¹ can¹
    • Yale: seung chān / sēung chān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng³ tsan¹ / soeng¹ tsan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng³ cen¹ / sêng¹ cen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/, /sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 相親／相亲 雙親／双亲

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siong-chhîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong qin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong⁴ qin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰin²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siòng-chhin
    • Tâi-lô: siòng-tshin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siorngchyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

Verb

相親

1. to see and assess the suitability of a prospective husband or wife, or son or daughter-in-law; to have a blind date

   擇日相親／择日相亲  ―  zérì xiāngqīn  ―  to set a date for meeting a prospective mate

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 相親 (“to meet a prospective spouse or child-in-law; to go on a blind date”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		相親
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	相親
	Taiwan	相親
	Chengde	相親
	Chifeng	相親
	Heihe	相親
	Qiqihar	相親
	Harbin	相親, 相對象, 相看 dated
	Jiamusi	相親, 相看, 相門戶
	Baicheng	相親, 相看
	Changchun	相親
	Tonghua	相親, 相看
	Shenyang	相親, 相看
	Jinzhou	相親, 相看
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	相親, 相相
	Tangshan	相親, 相相
	Cangzhou	相親
	Baoding	相看, 相
	Lijin	相親, 相人兒
	Jinan	相親, 相, 見面兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	相親
	Dandong	相親
	Yantai	看人兒
	Yantai (Muping)	過目, 看人兒
	Qingdao	相親, 看人兒
	Zhucheng	驗親
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	相親
	Jining	相親
	Wanrong	見面
	Linfen	相親
	Shangqiu	相親, 相相
	Yuanyang	相親
	Zhengzhou	相親
	Xinyang	相親
	Baihe	相親, 相看
	Xi'an	相親, 相看
	Baoji	相親
	Tianshui	看親哩
	Xining	相親
	Xuzhou	相親
	Fuyang	相親
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	相親
	Lanzhou	相親, 相面
	Dunhuang	上門
	Hami	相親
	Ürümqi	相親, 相對象
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	相親, 見面, 看人
	Nanchong	相親
	Hanyuan	相親
	Xichang	相親
	Zigong	相親, 看人
	Chongqing	相人, 看人
	Wuhan	相親, 相看, 對親
	Yichang	相親, 看親
	Xiangyang	相親
	Tianmen	相親, 會面
	Guiyang	相親
	Zunyi	相親
	Bijie	相親
	Liping	相
	Zhaotong	看家屋
	Dali	會親
	Kunming	相親
	Mengzi	相親
	Liuzhou	相親
	Jishou	現郎
	Changde	看親事
	Hanzhong	相親, 相看, 看對象
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	相親
	Yangzhou	相親, 相
	Lianyungang	相親
	Lianshui	相親
	Nantong	相親
	Anqing	相親
	Wuhu	相親
	Hefei	相親
	Hong'an	會面, 看家
Cantonese	Guangzhou	相睇
	Hong Kong	相睇
	Dongguan	相睇
Hakka	Meixian	看妹仔
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	相親
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	相親
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	相親
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	相親
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	相親
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	相親
Jin	Taiyuan	相親, 相看
	Yangyuan	相親, 相看
	Xinzhou	相看, 相, 看人家
	Lüliang (Lishi)	相親, 相看
	Changzhi	相親
	Linhe	看對象
	Hohhot	相親
	Erenhot	相看
	Zhangjiakou	相親
	Handan	相親, 相看
	Linzhou	相親
	Suide	相親
Northern Min	Jian'ou	覷親
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	看親
Southern Min	Xiamen	相親
	Tainan	對看, 對相, 相親
	Shantou	相親
	Haikou	望對象
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	相親
Wu	Shanghai	相親
	Shanghai (Chongming)	看人
	Suzhou	相親
	Danyang	相親
	Hangzhou	相親
	Ningbo	相親
	Wenzhou	踏親
	Jinhua	望人
Xiang	Changsha	相親

Derived terms

• 相親會／相亲会

 

Etymology 2

		mutually; each other	dear; intimate; close to
trad. (相親)		相	親
simp. (相亲)		相	亲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngqīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ can¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siông-chhîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngqīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangcin
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chʻin¹
    • Yale: syāng-chīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangchin
    • Palladius: сянцинь (sjancinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 相親／相亲 鄉親／乡亲

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ can¹
    • Yale: sēung chān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ tsan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ cen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 相親／相亲 雙親／双亲

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siông-chhîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong^ˊ qin^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong¹ qin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/

Verb

相親

1. to be deeply attracted to each other; to love each other

Derived terms

• 相親相愛／相亲相爱 (xiāngqīnxiāng'ài)
• 腹背相親／腹背相亲